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it's not that he has to beat president obama when it comes to women. but he has to improve his numbers with women by a few points. that's proven difficult to do. that's why in the last debate, we've seen a more moderate family. we've seen him talk more about his family and faith. talking more about issues that women care about. >> we are seeing some republican candidates distance themselves from mourdock. i asked mccain if he is still in mourdock's corner. and he said whether or not he's in his corner depends on whether he apologizes if he doesn't apologize, does pressure on mitt romney grow? >> if there was something substantive underneath it the story might continue, but it's again pretty clear what he meant. he was talking about a baby and life was god's will, not that god's will that a woman be raped. anderson, looking at the survey, this survey is an outliar. mitt romney is closing the gender gap since the first debate. one of the things that is happening here, the obama campai campaign has this very close minded view that women are reproductive p
it's not that he has to beat president obama when it comes to women. but he has to improve his numbers with women by a few points. that's proven difficult to do. that's why in the last debate, we've seen a more moderate family. we've seen him talk more about his family and faith. talking more about issues that women care about. >> we are seeing some republican candidates distance themselves from mourdock. i asked mccain if he is still in mourdock's corner. and he said whether or not he's...
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but that is the key for obama, women and hispanics. >>shepard: enjoy, ohio, for republicans all roads go through ohio. look at this full screen, that is a five-point gap, outside the margin of error, and the president is leading in ohio. i'm not saying this holds or that the polls are always right but if you don't get ohio and you are mitt romney, how do you get to 1600 pennsylvania without it? >>guest: it is tough. you have to run the table almost all the rest of this in the battleground states. if you are mitt romney you lose ohio and you have to win virginia and florida and colorado, you probably have to win nevada and possibly new hampshire and iowa. there is no real margin for error if you don't win ohio. i think that the winner ohio is going to win this. >>shepard: if you are a democrat you have different strategies between 150,000 to 200,000 in one particular county and the rest of ohio is what mitt romney was trying to appeal to, the women and the rest of ohio saying i am not send your kids off to war and i am mirroring preside
but that is the key for obama, women and hispanics. >>shepard: enjoy, ohio, for republicans all roads go through ohio. look at this full screen, that is a five-point gap, outside the margin of error, and the president is leading in ohio. i'm not saying this holds or that the polls are always right but if you don't get ohio and you are mitt romney, how do you get to 1600 pennsylvania without it? >>guest: it is tough. you have to run the table almost all the rest of this in the...
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campaign lacks vision. >> the obama campaign doesn't have a plan, the obama campaign is slipping because he is talking about smaller and smaller things. despite the fact america has such huge challenges. >> reporter: both campaigns are claiming the momentum, avoiding the risk of losing any potential votes. in this new memo, the ohio state director said the race is a dead heat with romney on a fast track. the aides say they have a stronger ground game, insisting supporters have knocked on 20 times as many doors as at this time in 2008. >> i want you to know how optimistic i am. this is about to get real good. >> reporter: still, it could go on well past november 6th. in ohio, state law dictates that provisional ballots from people who don't return absentee ballots won't be counted until november 17th, possibly leaving the nation in suspension. there were questions about the republican senator who made controversial remarks about rape. several republicans have distanced themselves from mourdock, including john mccain, who later reversed course, his spokesperson writing that john mccain is
campaign lacks vision. >> the obama campaign doesn't have a plan, the obama campaign is slipping because he is talking about smaller and smaller things. despite the fact america has such huge challenges. >> reporter: both campaigns are claiming the momentum, avoiding the risk of losing any potential votes. in this new memo, the ohio state director said the race is a dead heat with romney on a fast track. the aides say they have a stronger ground game, insisting supporters have...
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he will explain, why, again, there are two paths, his path to more job and president obama's path of fewer jobs. i have a great relationship with governor romney. >>neil: thank you very much, governor, you have been a wonderful host. i want you to look at something as we spoke to the governor and he john mccain was mobbed and now they are getting his thoughtses on this race. this state and the fact that he won it four years ago, that turned things around for john mccain and he went on to win the republican nomination but did not do so well in the general election. fair and balanced from that, and the democratic senator from the fine state of rhode island, senator reed, good do have you. >>neil: senator, we know libya will come up, and you are on record as saying now is not the time now is not the time to put together an inquiries that the results will be out before the election. where does the party stand on this? the cynic in me says maybe they waiting to get this stuff out after the election. where do you stand? >>guest: the president was clear the day after the terrible attack thi
he will explain, why, again, there are two paths, his path to more job and president obama's path of fewer jobs. i have a great relationship with governor romney. >>neil: thank you very much, governor, you have been a wonderful host. i want you to look at something as we spoke to the governor and he john mccain was mobbed and now they are getting his thoughtses on this race. this state and the fact that he won it four years ago, that turned things around for john mccain and he went on to...
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both likable the edge obama had going in is not so much. it is a quick reaction but from romney was the two casual? or just the right balance and was the president trying to make up ground? and presidential? your call. mccain is working his way through the crowd. said is the way it is when you are a surrogate. they bring out the big guns. he is one of the biggest. more after this. 0t[h7 i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned5 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. t, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. hares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 8 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. introducing the ishares core, etfs for the heart of your
both likable the edge obama had going in is not so much. it is a quick reaction but from romney was the two casual? or just the right balance and was the president trying to make up ground? and presidential? your call. mccain is working his way through the crowd. said is the way it is when you are a surrogate. they bring out the big guns. he is one of the biggest. more after this. 0t[h7 i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned5 last week. i'm getting married. planning a...
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obama had a 2-1 lead among oh ohioians. the latest wild card as you saw with richard mourdock. >> do you still consider himself in his corner? >> it depends on what he does. i think it depends on what he does. if he apologizes and says he misspoke and he was wrong and asks the people to forgive him, i would be the first. as i said, i'm not sure how big amiss saek that i have made. i have made a few. and i have asked for people's understanding and forgiveness when i won't own up to it. it is when you don't own up to it when people don't believe you. >> joining me now alex castellanos. gloria, are the officials concerned at all? >> of course you are concerned at everything that happens at this point in the campaign and they have an add running in the state with mitt romney. they did not ask for it to be taken down. but i spoke with a romney senior adviser who said they did some testing on this after the wholeed to akin case in missouri. when somebody says they make a stupid remark they are not going to blame mitt romney for i
obama had a 2-1 lead among oh ohioians. the latest wild card as you saw with richard mourdock. >> do you still consider himself in his corner? >> it depends on what he does. i think it depends on what he does. if he apologizes and says he misspoke and he was wrong and asks the people to forgive him, i would be the first. as i said, i'm not sure how big amiss saek that i have made. i have made a few. and i have asked for people's understanding and forgiveness when i won't own up to...
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first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's 34 right there. that would get him to 271. so that's the president's most obvious path. get it out in the heartland in the midwest. iowa, though, is a pretty close state. if the president can't get iowa, he'll have to look for a backup plan. he would probably look to the midwest. >> what about mitt romney? that seems to be more -- a more convoluted path at the least, right? >> reporter: well, it's harder, because he starts at 191, not 237. so simple math tells you, he's got a harder path to get there. here's how he gets there. number one, he needs the state of florida, 29 electoral votes there. he needs north carolina and most likely virginia, as well. if he does that, that gets him to 248. florida, north carolina, virginia gets him to 248. then add in the 18 i
first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's 34 right there. that would get him to 271. so that's the president's most obvious path. get it out in the heartland in the midwest. iowa, though, is a pretty close state. if the president can't get iowa, he'll have to...
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five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> federal officials are looking the older model ford taurus and mercury sable, 2000 to 2003 models. angry workers in belgium set to a vehicle after they to close thes plant there in 2014, but as between no connection the throttle and this. the plant in belgium was one of its largest facilities in europe. it will mean the loss of more than 9000 jobs. >> today is the first day to ipad mini. new note the only models are entry-level wifi.s with it prius orders are expected be in hands on november 2. prius orders are expected be in hands o[ edmonds ]2. he doesn't really care where a good idea comes from. you know, it could come from a democrat like me or it could come from anybody. we made things happen. we balanced budgets. i knew he really cared about all of the things we had to get done. and the work that we were doing and its impact on people. [ lindstrom ] he was very sensitive to those programs and taking care of the women and children. [
five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> federal officials are looking the older model ford taurus and mercury sable, 2000 to 2003 models. angry workers in belgium set to a vehicle after they to close thes plant there in 2014, but as between no connection the throttle and this. the plant in belgium was one of its largest facilities in europe. it will mean the loss of more than 9000 jobs. >> today is the first day to...
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. >> if barack obama opens up and gives his college records and applications, and if he gives his pass port applications and records, i will give to a charity of his choice a check, immediately, for $5 million. >> jennifer: i'm just saying. you know what really bugs me about the comments in the context of the presidential race? these guys are all tightly connected to mitt romney. john sununu is an active romney surrogate as he basically says that colin powell endorsed president obama because he is black. donald trump, you know he has been doing robo calls and endorsements for mitt romney. despite the fact that these guys are supporters and allies mitt romney has not personally refuted a single one of their offensive statements. he has actually been running from the media, hoping hoping it all dies down please go away. he could certainly learn a thing, mitt romney could, about being courageous from john mccain. remember in 2008 when john mccain stood up to the people who thought president obama administration was a muslim. >> no, man. he is not. thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> jen
. >> if barack obama opens up and gives his college records and applications, and if he gives his pass port applications and records, i will give to a charity of his choice a check, immediately, for $5 million. >> jennifer: i'm just saying. you know what really bugs me about the comments in the context of the presidential race? these guys are all tightly connected to mitt romney. john sununu is an active romney surrogate as he basically says that colin powell endorsed president...
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i voted for barack obama. >> extraordinary new obama campaign ad with lena dunham talking about why she supports the president. it's getting a lot of attention as you can imagine, coming just 12 days before the election. battleground america tonight let's bring in my all-star panel. marjorie clifton, kristia freeland and republican strategist kelly ann cuomo. welcome to you all. i can see you all watching that obviously for the first time in utter shock, bordering on horror, ladies. kristia, let me start with you. you don't have a visible horse in the ring here. when you see the sexualization of the polling booth, as a woman, do you feel comfortable with that? >> first of all, i don't have a horse in the ring or dog in the fight because i'm canadian. >> i'm british. we can't be blamed for whatever happens. >> there you go. i think i'm just too old and not hip enough to really understand -- >> come on. >> -- that kind of an ad. seriously. seriously. >> i think you're too smart to be so bamboozled by it. the more we talk about it in this campaign, the more insulting it is to women. they c
i voted for barack obama. >> extraordinary new obama campaign ad with lena dunham talking about why she supports the president. it's getting a lot of attention as you can imagine, coming just 12 days before the election. battleground america tonight let's bring in my all-star panel. marjorie clifton, kristia freeland and republican strategist kelly ann cuomo. welcome to you all. i can see you all watching that obviously for the first time in utter shock, bordering on horror, ladies....
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florida and washington dc, president obama and governor romney faced each other in the third and final debate. many saw this as the defining moment for each of the candidate before americans make their decision on election day november 6th, next two weeks will be devoted to mobilizing voters in key battleground states, ohio in particular shaping up to be an election decider, although as cbs news poll this morning showed the president maintains an advantage there, governor romney is gaining, tonight in boca raton, florida the focus was on foreign policy, both candidate also pressed on their domestic policy talking points. >> governor romney i am glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat, because a few month ago when asked was is the biggest geo political face facing america you said russia. >> russia indicated is a geo political foe. >> excuse me, as the geo political foe and i said in the same paragraph i said and iran is the greatest national security threat we face. russia does continue to battle us in the u.n. time and time again, i have clear eyes on, this i am not going to
florida and washington dc, president obama and governor romney faced each other in the third and final debate. many saw this as the defining moment for each of the candidate before americans make their decision on election day november 6th, next two weeks will be devoted to mobilizing voters in key battleground states, ohio in particular shaping up to be an election decider, although as cbs news poll this morning showed the president maintains an advantage there, governor romney is gaining,...
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so after the last debates max between mitt romney and barack obama. somebody spent seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars on in trade driving romney's contract from forty one dollars up to forty eight dollars well within six minutes it plunged back down to forty one dollars so somebody some mysterious trader lost one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for shares that subsequently collapsed in value they ask was this just someone who made an expensive trade or was somebody trying to influence in trade odds in order to sway perceptions of the race but as we've said on the show many times price propaganda if you create the price the public will buy into that as quote unquote reality in train is an extremely easy market to manipulate it's routinely manipulated was all we back to john mccain and his operatives manipulating the john mccain contract during that race and the manipulating the mitt romney contract to try to influence those outcomes so a couple of things first of all markets are not predictive that's false that's not that's a false so that's b
so after the last debates max between mitt romney and barack obama. somebody spent seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars on in trade driving romney's contract from forty one dollars up to forty eight dollars well within six minutes it plunged back down to forty one dollars so somebody some mysterious trader lost one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for shares that subsequently collapsed in value they ask was this just someone who made an expensive trade or was somebody trying to influence...
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and minnesota 16 and obama is ahead by three . nevada 9. obama ahead by two. and iowa 6 they are tied. he's going to win at least 15 votes from the states and probably more like 45 or 50. and i think romney is on track to a significant victory and i think when we look back at this we will wonder why we thought it was so close. >> when it comes to women voters romney closed the gap particularly after his debate. women will tell you the economy is the top concern. yesterday's numbers showing a slight rise in the gdp and final unemployment report that comes out before the election. could it have an impact if it shows improvement as well? >> first of all 2.0 percent is enemic and border line recession . i do expect the job numbers to show a huge improvement on friday. it is called bls. and drop the l for the preelection data that is coming out. i don't think it will be a impact. what do you believe? my speeches or your own eyes. and statistics? >> i think romney opened up a two-one edge in who would be the best candidate to handle the economy. i don't think obama
and minnesota 16 and obama is ahead by three . nevada 9. obama ahead by two. and iowa 6 they are tied. he's going to win at least 15 votes from the states and probably more like 45 or 50. and i think romney is on track to a significant victory and i think when we look back at this we will wonder why we thought it was so close. >> when it comes to women voters romney closed the gap particularly after his debate. women will tell you the economy is the top concern. yesterday's numbers...
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president obama has not oversold. he has not said we're going to go in and clean everything up in syria, that we can snap our fingers and stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. that al qaeda is completely vanquished from this earth. president obama has a realistic plan to contain the threat, so what senator graham said there bears no resemblance to what president obama has actually done. again, i'll emphasize that governor romney has no record on any of this, and the few times he's spoken out, it hasn't gone well. he had a knee-jerk partisan political reaction to what was going on in cairo that was completely wrong and inappropriate. he offended so many of our allies during his foreign policy trip it was hard to keep track. again, he's offered no specifics on what he's going to do except to give this strvague notion th we ought to be tougher. tougher how? where does he want to commit military troops to prove that point? that's the same rhetoric from president bush. it's not just wrong but dangerous. >> thank you for
president obama has not oversold. he has not said we're going to go in and clean everything up in syria, that we can snap our fingers and stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. that al qaeda is completely vanquished from this earth. president obama has a realistic plan to contain the threat, so what senator graham said there bears no resemblance to what president obama has actually done. again, i'll emphasize that governor romney has no record on any of this, and the few times he's spoken...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>neil: the man called one of the most gifted c.e.o.'s of the c.e.o.-dom, informing the board he will leave the company in february of next year. again, this was widely anticipated but for serious xm it never caught on to the degree many thought it would. apparently it has been a problem making significant money and seeing a greater stock appreciation. so the c.e.o. is stepping down from sirius and he could have his pick of companies to go to. he is leaving sirius. this just in, the controversial airport body scanners are on their w
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi...
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dan lothian is covering team oba obama. jim, the governor seemed to have some momentum then the later debate stalled some progress perhaps. we haven't seen a lot of poll numbers. now his team has spent a valuable campaign day on the defensive over this. does this story concern them overall? >> i think it does, anderson, and you can tell by the fact that senior romney advisers were really out of sight all day long. we did not see them at either of the big campaign events that he had today. in nevada and here in iowa. and i think this is what happens when the romney campaign has a narrative, a news cycle that sort of gets out of its control. and we saw that happen earlier today. before they put out that statement saying what they wanted to do with that pro-richard mourdock ad and whether or not they would continue to support him, one of their top surrogates, new hampshire senator kelly ayotte, who was on his vice presidential list of potential running mates, she already went out and said that she was not going to be joining r
dan lothian is covering team oba obama. jim, the governor seemed to have some momentum then the later debate stalled some progress perhaps. we haven't seen a lot of poll numbers. now his team has spent a valuable campaign day on the defensive over this. does this story concern them overall? >> i think it does, anderson, and you can tell by the fact that senior romney advisers were really out of sight all day long. we did not see them at either of the big campaign events that he had today....
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barack obama was against mandates. we've got a mandate because it was the practical outcome of the discussions with pelosi and reid. i think if you look to the way myth govern mitt governed in massachusetts that's about the way he'll govern as president. >> jesse in california said if you can't drink their booze, eat their food and sleep with their women and vote against them in the morning you shouldn't be in this business. do you think -- you're laughing because you've heard it before. do you think governor romney is that ruthless so say i'll go with my robes on at liberty university, sign on to the neocons but in the end i'll be a man of judgment. how does he cut the ties with those people? glue don't cut the ties with them. practical decisions -- >> is he a moderate? >> practical decisions come along and you make the best possible decision. your ideology guides you but doesn't control you. ronald reagan lowered taxes, and two times he raised taxes because he got a good deal with tip o'neill and made a good deal. >>
barack obama was against mandates. we've got a mandate because it was the practical outcome of the discussions with pelosi and reid. i think if you look to the way myth govern mitt governed in massachusetts that's about the way he'll govern as president. >> jesse in california said if you can't drink their booze, eat their food and sleep with their women and vote against them in the morning you shouldn't be in this business. do you think -- you're laughing because you've heard it before....
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first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's 34 right there. that would get him to 271. so that's the president's most obvious path. get it out in the heartland in the midwest. iowa, though, is a pretty close state. the president has a lead in wisconsin. the republicans say it's close enough. let's say the president is more comfortly ahead in wisconsin, plus 1 or 2 ahead in ohio right now. iowa is viewed as a toss-up. if the president can't get iowa, he would look for back-up plan, maybe nevada, maybe new hampshire, maybe virginia. but the most obvious path is camp out in the midwest and get it there. >> what about mitt romney? that seems to be more -- a more convoluted path at the least, right? >> reporter: well, it's harder, because he starts at 191, not 237. so simple math tells you, he's got a harder
first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's 34 right there. that would get him to 271. so that's the president's most obvious path. get it out in the heartland in the midwest. iowa, though, is a pretty close state. the president has a lead in wisconsin. the...
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at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. religion came up briefly at the presidential debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. >> and i believe we're all children of the same god. i believe we have a responsibility to care for one another. i -- i served as a missionary for my church. i served as a pastor in my congregation for about ten years. >>> last week we began a new miniseries we're calling "none of the above," which focuses on the fast-growing number of americans, especially young adults, who say they have no affiliation with any particular religion. we did a joint survey with the pew forum on religion & public life to fin
at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. religion...
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53 obama, 25 mitt romney. and i think one thing that that reflects is that kind of peripheral but debates we've had during the course of the election about both rape and contraception. and so we recently had the senate candidate from indiana, richard murdoch, making some, i think, unfortunate remarks about how if a pregnancy results from rape the woman should continue it because that's god's intention. this points out the fundamental problem, i think, that the republican party has when it comes to dealing with abortion. they can have one of two positions. either the republican party platform position, which is no abortion in any casees, rape or incest, which is rejected as extreme. or you can have the mitt romney position in which allows for exceptions. in which case you say, but if abortion is the take of a human life, if the fetus is a person from the moment of conception, why is the method of conception matter? and i think the republicans are going to continue to get themselves tied up in this. >> sure, the
53 obama, 25 mitt romney. and i think one thing that that reflects is that kind of peripheral but debates we've had during the course of the election about both rape and contraception. and so we recently had the senate candidate from indiana, richard murdoch, making some, i think, unfortunate remarks about how if a pregnancy results from rape the woman should continue it because that's god's intention. this points out the fundamental problem, i think, that the republican party has when it comes...
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that obama should be tougher. when he gets down to talking about what he would do differently, so far to differ does have been minimal. you can look at syria where romney has said he would be tougher. what would he do differently? maybe getting a few more high- powered arms to the rebels, but that is about a everything obama has done already, the challenge for romney will be to move beyond mere criticism -- tonight will be to move beyond mere criticism of the president and come up with a positive agenda and specific agenda of what he would do differently. the challenge for obama would be something different. obama came into office four dramatic terms about how his foreign policy was going to be different from his predecessor. he was going to change the overall tone. he was going to reset relationships with russia. what has happened instead is that he has become a moderate, pragmatic realist. he has managed things very responsibly, but not in a dramatic way. this is the parallel problem he has talking about his age
that obama should be tougher. when he gets down to talking about what he would do differently, so far to differ does have been minimal. you can look at syria where romney has said he would be tougher. what would he do differently? maybe getting a few more high- powered arms to the rebels, but that is about a everything obama has done already, the challenge for romney will be to move beyond mere criticism -- tonight will be to move beyond mere criticism of the president and come up with a...